Hebrews 6:8

but if it bear thorns and briers it is disapproved, and is near to being accursed; and its end is to be burned.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

In Context

7For the earth which hath drunk in the rain that cometh often upon it, and beareth plants useful to those for whose sake it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God;

9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that are connected with salvation, though we do thus speak.

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Cross References

Job 31:40Let thorns grow up instead of wheat, And noxious weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Isaiah 5:1Let me sing now a song respecting my friend, A song respecting my friend touching his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard On a very fruitful hill;

Jeremiah 17:6He shall be like a poor wanderer in the desert, Who seeth not when good cometh, But dwelleth in the parched places of the desert, In a salt land, and uninhabited.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:2-9

Advancement in Holiness; First Principles. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit. 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the… Read the whole commentary →

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